Gion

Senga had not left a Flying Thunder God Kunai near the dormitory, because after every training session, he always liked to walk back alone at a leisurely pace. But today, Senga was not alone.

A little black cat now sat on his shoulder. One man and one cat strolled leisurely down the road in silence.

But that was only on the surface. In Senga's mind, Metis's mature, sultry voice chattered nonstop.

"Master, can I stay by your side from now on?"

"Of course."

"Hehe, I love you so much, Master. Actually, I'm a girl."

"I know that."

"Not the kind of female cat Master is thinking of. Forget it, you'll understand later!"

"Hm? I noticed this earlier. Can you hear my inner thoughts?"

"I can hear some of them. If what Master is thinking is about me, I can hear it."

"Oh, all right. That's not bad either."

Just as Senga was enjoying his conversation with Metis, a round figure appeared in the distance and rapidly approached him.

Metis immediately became wary. Having only just been born, she was guarded against every living creature except Senga.

"Master, someone's coming."

"I see him. Don't worry, it's fine."

Senga reached out and soothed Metis, signaling that the newcomer was one of his own.

As the figure drew nearer, Senga had already recognized him. It was Bridge. The moment Bridge saw Senga, his face lit up, and he waved as he shouted,

"Boss! That beautiful female officer is here again! She's waiting for you by the dormitory building!"

Senga sucked in a breath. He had nearly forgotten about Gion. Smacking his forehead, he grabbed Bridge by the collar as before and shot into the sky.

Having experienced flight once already, Bridge was utterly dead inside this time. He did not even struggle. What was that saying again? Life was often like that sort of thing—if you could not resist it, you might as well enjoy it.

The moment they landed, a figure threw herself into Senga's arms and tightly wrapped her arms around his waist.

The one who had leaped into Senga's embrace was none other than the beautiful female officer Bridge had mentioned—Gion.

Although she had waited for Senga all day and had even been stood up by him that afternoon, she was not upset. She had heard from Sengoku that something seemed to have gone wrong with Senga's eyes. Knowing how important those eyes were to him, she hurried over and even grabbed someone to go look for him.

Only when she saw Senga standing safely before her did she finally set her mind at ease.

Looking at Gion in his arms, Senga's gaze softened. Without any hesitation, he wrapped his arms around her tightly as well.

Gion straightened up too, but Senga was still a head shorter than her. The instant she did, Senga's face was buried directly between the two soft mounds on her chest.

Feeling Senga's scorching breath against her chest, Gion's cheeks turned as red as ripe apples. Seeing this scene, Bridge hurriedly used Shave and fled at top speed. htt

But everyone had forgotten that there was still a little black cat present. Just as Senga enjoyed the face-washing service, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Master, are you going to mate with that human?"

Pfft! Senga sprayed out a mouthful, frightening Gion into thinking something had gone wrong with his eyes again.

Without caring that the clothes on her chest had been soaked by him, she hurriedly cupped Senga's face in both hands and stared intently at his Rinnegan. Eh? Aside from another tomoe, there did not seem to be any problem.

"Ugh... I'm fine. I just choked, cough cough, I choked."

Gion's grip was a little too strong, squeezing Senga's lips into a pout. He patted her hands to reassure her, taking the opportunity to rescue his face.

Only then did Gion notice Metis on Senga's shoulder. Since it was already dark and Metis's fur was so black, she had not noticed the little black cat on his shoulder at all. When she finally saw Metis, Gion clapped her hands and exclaimed,

"When did you get a cat? She's pretty cute."

As she spoke, she reached out to hold Metis. But Metis vanished in an instant, reappearing on Senga's other shoulder the next second and giving Gion a provocative look.

That startled Gion. Metis's speed just now had been more than twice as fast as Bridge's Shave.

She definitely was not an ordinary cat. Ignoring Metis's provocation, Gion turned to Senga with an eager, curious expression.

Senga did not hide anything from her. Gion was the person in the entire Navy closest to him, so what was there to conceal? He briefly explained Metis's birth and identity to her.

After a long while, Gion finally managed to accept everything she had heard. If anyone other than Senga—the man who could never be judged by common sense—had told her this, she would have slapped that person straight to see the Great Buddha.

Taking a deep breath, Gion slowly said,

"So you're saying this black cat is the true form of that Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, Matatabi?"

"Yes. I gave her a name—Metis."

"Metis? Mm, that's a nice name. So she's a little female cat too?"

"Ah, yes."

Senga looked at Gion in confusion. As a cat, did Metis being male or female really matter?

Gion certainly did not think so. Metis's humanlike expressions and movements had somehow made her, a woman, feel a sense of crisis—and it was not the kind of crisis that came from battle!

But she could not possibly compete with a cat over something like this, could she? Shaking her head, Gion reached out and poked Senga in the chest, speaking in a slightly seductive tone.

"All right, little brother Senga. Do you remember what I promised you?"

"Of course I remember!"

It's here! The ultimate reward is here! Senga grew excited, unconsciously tightening his arms around Gion.

"You're hurting me!" Gion patted Senga's arm, both amused and annoyed. Senga also realized he had been too impatient and hurriedly loosened his grip.

It was not really Senga's fault. This was practically his third life, yet he was still undeniably a virgin.

On Blue Star, he had been an orphan, and even putting food on the table had been a problem. In the Naruto world, he had faced mortal danger at every moment. How could he possibly have had the energy to think about such things?

Gion had not truly blamed him. She continued,

"It's good that you remember. You've already accomplished what I asked of you back then, so just tell me whatever condition you have."

After saying that, she did not quite dare meet Senga's eyes and turned to look elsewhere.

Senga released Gion from his embrace. He gently pinched her chin and turned her face back toward him before saying seriously,

"My condition is that I want you to be mine. Can... can you accept that?"

Gion stared at him blankly. Without a doubt, this was the condition she had wanted to hear most.

When she had given Senga that goal outside the dormitory, she had wanted to confirm his feelings. She had already developed feelings for him at the time, but she had not been sure how he felt about her. In a moment of impulse, she had proposed a goal that even she thought was overly difficult.

She had never expected Senga to accomplish it in only one year, then turn around and voice the condition she most wanted to hear. At that moment, Gion felt nothing but overwhelming happiness.

Being coy was not in her nature. The moment Senga finished stating his condition, a pair of red lips attacked him. After a brief daze, Senga did not hold back, giving her the fiercest response.

The only witness to this moment was Metis on someone's shoulder. Her little paws covered her eyes, but the tiny gap between them revealed just how naughty the little cat was.